Decipher That Buzzword!
 

Dear Everyone,

I humbly confess that I have NO idea what the following political buzzwords and catchphrases mean. If anyone would enlighten me, I would be grateful!

"Knowledge economy"

"Value-add/value-added [anything]"

"Compassionate conservatism"

"Neo-conservatism" (how does this differ from the traditional kind?)

"True patient-centered, free market reform" (Sarah Palin)

"Race to the Top"

"Competitiveness in the 21st-century global economy"

If any of you think of any more fuzzy buzzwords, post them here and let us post our theories on what they might mean! (No, I don't trust Wikipedia).

"Knowledge economy"
Political answer: Using America's Vast knowledge resources to compete in the global market
Real answer: Blowing smoke up the posterior of the listener.

"Value-add/value-added [anything]"
Marketing term: A way to increase sales by providing additional features/items to make the customer happy.
Real answer: Throwing in stuff that should have been free to make the customer THINK it's a good deal

"Compassionate conservatism"
Political answer: Conservatives reaching out to Liberals
Real answer: Blowing smoke up the posterior of the listener.

"Neo-conservatism" (how does this differ from the traditional kind?)
This one is a bit trickier. It's people who share SOME values with traditional republicans, but have added things like being pro-war(traditionally conservatives have been more for non-involvement)

"True patient-centered, free market reform" (Sarah Palin)
Political answer: Guiding people in insurance companies to focus on providing better care.
True answer: We don't know what to do but we know something needs to be done.

"Race to the Top"
Political answer: Become a leader in the global economy
Real answer: try to take BACK the lead in things we were the leader in.

"Competitiveness in the 21st-century global economy"
Political answer: Increase American worth in the markets of Information and leading the world in technological evolution.
Real answer: Spend more money on education so they can teach things like political correctness and <random> studies to kids even though they aren't spending more on the actual kids while giving middle management more money.

Made up buzz words that have no purpose other than being misleading.

Although I do believe George Bush defined compassionate conservative during his Presidency; that is when a president only starts two wars instead of three. :xp: